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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1905
Page
6
Oldest and best daily paper in Middlesex county established in 1825 and daily since 1845. Published every day except Sundays and holidays at Courier-Citizen Building Lowell delivered by carrier citywide for 6 cents a week.
A long stretch of fine weather ended this morning as sleet and rain moved in and persisted through the morning. The temperature dipped modestly from 41 to 39 and 36 degrees as a southeast wind stayed strong.
Boston reports a forecast for New England noting rain tonight and warmer temperatures in Maine, with Friday bring fair in the southern portion and rain or snow in the north. A fall in temperature is expected in the afternoon or night, with winds shifting from easterly to southerly and then westerly by Friday.
In a multifaceted note from Lowell Daily Courier, December 21 1505, topics range from Ames bill insurance doubts to Salem race track protests led by Evangelical churches in Hav erhill. It covers Rep Turtle of Pittsfield securing a committee berth, John W Gates taking Tennessee Coal and Iron, rail rate regulation debates with Cassatt and Penrose, Craske's role in early newspaper printing, a Democratic state treasurer’s anticipated boost to Pennsylvania finances, and critiques of legislative gray areas in railroad investment, plus cotton crop data discrepancies pointed out by Congressman Lovering.
The text recalls Kipling's Tom Atkins and a Washington theatre refusal to sell orchestra seats to two soldiers in uniform. It contrasts publican bias with Civil War era attitudes, noting soldiers face restrictions while the military uniform often fails to bar drink sales.
The piece cites Jack London and argues on the rise of big capital and trusts in the United States. It discusses oil and coal prices, beef and flour costs, and how artificial price-setting affects living costs. It questions capitalists’ restraint and whether future hard times will force price drops or push toward socialism.
A compact column surveys political and media themes, naming Moran, Hummel, Gage Tarbell, and Jack London while musing on insurance reform, canal appointments, Boston police matters, and Patrick’s legal fate. The tone is satirical, referencing gubernatorial action, executive clemency, and the era’s public figures.
In a floor exchange Mr Williams told Republicans that the country is tired of Democrats and afraid of them. He noted Republicans won by large margins last year and controlled the house and Senate, praising party discipline as a sign of reform. The Globe-Democrat commentary frames half the claim as true, highlighting voter fear of Democratic policy.
Col William H Clapp a retired U S army officer died after months of illness at his East Hartford home. Survived by wife and son Henry M Clapp of New York treasury office. Born September 7 1836 in Mentor Ohio he served from 1861 to 1865 in the Union army and later in the regular army retiring in 1900 as colonel. He belonged to Loyal Legion G A R Army of the Tennessee and Connecticut Society Laws of the Revolution.
Los Angeles December 21 The sale of the Carmelita estate in Pasadena to L V Harkness, Standard Oil magnate, was disclosed at 186000. The twenty acre tract includes fourteen acres bought by Harkness and a bungalow where Helen Hunt Jackson wrote part of Ramona.
A garbled verse pas sage depicts tavern scenes in Boston with bells, the clock, and crowd chatter as Prohibition era style mischief echoes. The text blends theater, drink, and social commentary, mentioning a Londonish cadence and a New York connection to C. EB. Dickson offering fashion items for Christmas.
Merchants report direct results from a two week Santa Claus Bulletin advertising drive with skates selling rapidly and customers responding to newspaper promos. Floor walkers guard department stores amid shoplifting incidents while a Farmers' Bulletin extols guinea poultry, its eggs and growing hotel demand. The Lowell Boys’ Club prepares its Christmas Eve charity event with hundreds of boys expected and candy donations promised.
Four crates of granite were shipped from Worcester to Concord for a monument honoring U. S. Senator George F. Hoar buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. The New Hampshire granite monument, designed byStephen Earle, includes bronze inscriptions on four faces bearing Hoar’s dates, his wives and daughter, and a Saratoga address quotation praising liberty and the American people.
A New York organization formed to acquire the Theodore Roosevelt birth house at 28 East 20th Street has completed the purchase and obtained possession for 60000. The plan is to restore the property to its condition at the time of the president's birth.
Pennsylvania Railroad offers a special personally conducted California tour departing New York January 26 on the Golden Gate Special. The train travels the full route with Pullman cars and observation coach returning February 23. Hotels will host extended stops, and reservations are through Broad Street Station Philadelphia.
A stove leak in a chenea caused the deaths of William H. H. Busch and Oscar Bechrien. Mise Christina Busch survived but is gravely ill. Mrs Busch and her brother ran a grocery on Weet 24th Street where Hechrien worked as a clerk.
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